Gmail Sending Limits

As we enter student registration and summer programming signup season, we’ve received inquiries from a number of District staff members regarding Gmail sending limits. While most users of the District’s email system would never run into these limits, it’s important that staff members who are regularly communicating with large numbers of individuals be aware of the following limits:

If a user exceeds any of these limits, they will receive a message such as:

You have reached a limit for sending email.

You reached a Gmail sending limit.

You exceeded the maximum recipients.

Tips for Sending in Bulk

Staff members can use the following strategies to avoid problems when sending emails to a large number of recipients: